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AI phone agents in Kannada

ThunderPhone supports Kannada across the product: agents can speak and understand Kannada on calls, the dashboard ships a Kannada interface, and a Kannada documentation edition is available. Kannada is one of the platform's 47 supported voice languages, with eight compatible voices in the current catalog.

Pricing stays pay as you go, with no subscription: pick a Spark, Bolt, or Storm engine and pay per minute of talk time.

Kannada voice availability and pricing

The current catalog includes eight voices that support Kannada, including two premium Kannada voices, Divya and Prakash.

Kannada uses a premium language path at +3¢ per minute on all of its voices. That makes the engine-plus-language rate:

  • Spark: 2¢ + 3¢ = 5¢/minute
  • Bolt: 5¢ + 3¢ = 8¢/minute
  • Storm: 9¢ + 3¢ = 12¢/minute

These illustrative figures exclude telephony and any other optional configuration charges. The agent builder shows the current all-in rate as settings change.

Evaluate candidate voices against the calls you actually expect. Test Kannada names, street addresses, numbers read aloud, English loanwords, and business-specific terminology, then compare the premium voices against the multilingual options before committing.

Kannada in the dashboard and documentation

Kannada is a shipped dashboard locale, not just a call setting. A team can configure prompts, review calls and transcripts, and manage the organization entirely in the Kannada interface.

ThunderPhone publishes a Kannada documentation edition served on the main site; it is machine-translated from the governing English docs, so keep the English docs one click away for exact wording.

Kannada and English in one call

An agent has one primary language and can have additional languages. Set Kannada as primary and add English—or the reverse—and the agent switches automatically when the caller changes language mid-call. The caller stays on one line; no phone-tree option or separate number is involved.

The chosen voice must support every selected language. Kannada callers frequently mix English into technical, medical, or business vocabulary, so test realistic code-switched phrases—appointment terms, product names, office addresses—rather than assuming every transition will behave the same way.

Sample Kannada call experience

The following flow is written in English to describe the caller experience.

Agent starts in Kannada: Greets the caller, identifies the business, and asks how it can help.

Caller answers in Kannada: Says they want to confirm tomorrow's clinic appointment.

Agent continues in Kannada: Confirms the caller's name and looks up the approved appointment record.

Caller switches to English: “Is the appointment still at four thirty?”

Agent switches to English: Confirms the time and repeats the clinic address for accuracy.

Caller returns to Kannada: Asks what documents to bring.

Agent returns to Kannada: Answers from the approved knowledge source and offers to repeat the details before ending the call.

Build and test a Kannada agent

  1. Set Kannada as the primary language, or add it to an agent's additional languages.
  2. Choose one of the eight voices that supports the complete selected language set.
  3. Confirm the displayed +3¢ per-minute language surcharge in the builder.
  4. Attach only approved knowledge sources and integrations, with reviewed Kannada wording where exact phrasing matters.
  5. Run Kannada-only and mixed Kannada-English simulations.
  6. Review pronunciation, transcripts, tool actions, transfers, and escalation behavior before deployment.

Frequently asked questions

Does ThunderPhone support Kannada voice calls?

Yes. Kannada is one of ThunderPhone's 47 supported voice languages and currently has eight compatible voices in the catalog.

How much does Kannada cost?

Kannada adds 3¢ per minute to the selected engine rate. The engine-plus-language rate is therefore 5¢ on Spark, 8¢ on Bolt, or 12¢ on Storm, before telephony and other optional charges. Pricing is pay as you go with no subscription.

Are premium Kannada voices available?

Yes. The catalog lists two premium Kannada voices, Divya and Prakash, alongside the multilingual Kannada-compatible voices. All Kannada voices use the +3¢ premium language path.

Is the dashboard available in Kannada?

Yes. Kannada is a shipped dashboard locale, so builders can operate the product in Kannada.

Are the ThunderPhone docs available in Kannada?

Yes. ThunderPhone publishes a Kannada documentation edition served on the main site. It is machine-translated from the governing English docs, so check the English docs for exact wording.

Can a Kannada agent switch to English during a call?

Yes. Add English as an additional language and choose a voice that supports both. The agent can switch automatically when the caller changes language mid-call.